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  1. VestOfHolding on

    Made with GIMP.

    Sources:

    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population)
    * [https://www.texas-demographics.com/counties_by_population](https://www.texas-demographics.com/counties_by_population)
    * [https://www.oregon-demographics.com/counties_by_population](https://www.oregon-demographics.com/counties_by_population)

    Pam Bondi quote: [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pam-bondi-trump-saved-americans-fentanyl-death-1235328633/](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pam-bondi-trump-saved-americans-fentanyl-death-1235328633/)

    “The attorney general touted that the administration has seized 3,400 kilos of [fentanyl](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/fentanyl/) since Trump took office, before turning from Trump to face the camera. “Which saved — are you ready for this, media? — 258 million lives.”

    EDIT: I totally get the criticisms people have of this viz. No hard feelings if you downvote it, but man, after how much effort I’ve put into multiple past visualizations, the speed and amount of upvotes this is getting is making me realize why people put mid effort into whatever is in the zietgiest and calling it a day. Damn that makes me sad. At least plenty of people are enjoying the image I guess?

  2. azucarleta on

    Are the 258 million in the green or in the white? I’m assuming green, but don’t make people assume, not everyone will have the background to assume correctly.

    Two, I would just include snippet of the quote this refers to. I’m sure it’s some bonkers thing, but without it here, it’s hard to make sense of your wording.

    Oh, and where you got the Bondi quote should be in your sources.

  3. Fascism Barbie has been leaning really hard on the whole “Mein Fuhrer” schtick lately.

  4. Does this mean that the green would live and the white would die or vise versa? you have very little information on this graph for interpretation

  5. actualtumor on

    They’re probably projecting their plan to commit genocide on 258 million Americans as part of their plans for the fourth reich

  6. mikeysgotrabies on

    I can’t speak for other states, but as a resident of Kentucky, all citizens of Kentucky dying from fentanyl overdose seems like a pretty close estimate.

  7. ITT: people missing the “made with more effort than the original stat” note 😅

  8. Chicoutimi on

    I like the the concept, but I think clearly listing which color represents which thing makes sense and keeping it by state rather than breaking out a couple of states into county level entities makes sense. Given the number of states, I’m sure there was some configuration that would have gotten you within one million of 258 million.

  9. Thelona05mustang on

    I think what happened here is, someone told fascist barbie “We’ve seized enough fentanyl to kill 250 million people” but she’s so stupid, she can’t get that factoid out without tripping over it and saying it in the dumbest way possible.

  10. blaqwerty123 on

    The media was ready for this, Pam. Please leave your foot solidly placed in your mouth

  11. HyiSaatana44 on

    I think we’re confused here. 258 million represents the number of people who WANT to die, not WILL die.

  12. So I guess this loaded confusing garbage is what we’re passing off as “data” now?

  13. Shiftymennoknight on

    Good thing Trump and Bondi saved them all or those states would be empty!

  14. iknowsomeguy on

    Once again, the Trump team has chosen what you’ll focus on. They didn’t really care if you think they’re stupid, as long as you stay easily distracted.

  15. darthy_parker on

    So then California versus Florida and what’s left of Texas battle it out for who’s really the US of A…

  16. Consistent_Bison_376 on

    Remember the talking Barbie doll that got Mattel in trouble because it said, “math is hard?” Bondi is obviously a human manifestation of it.

  17. PortlandPetey on

    As an Oregonian I would just like to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you mister Trump from saving me from dying of fentanyl, which I 100% would have if he didn’t do, “whatever he did”

    /s

  18. RichardBonham on

    Well, 258 million people dying in the past 100 days would have certainly freed up a lot of housing stock.

    Thanks for not solving the housing crisis, jag off

  19. JorganPubshire on

    If you live in the green area, you should really say thank you! /s

  20. BooksandBiceps on

    Florida vs California vs half of Texas

    We all knew this is how it would end.

  21. instantregretcoffee on

    I know my family will be like, “See, he saved us in Smith County!”

  22. histprofdave on

    Hopefully they get around to draining those oceans next week, since there’s enough water there to drown *every* American!

  23. I’m old enough to remember Republicans criticizing the president for high seizures of contraband on the border. Now that a republican is president it’s a good thing.